Why the Lie Nielsen Boggs Spokeshave Has No Adjusters

A spokeshave chatters when the tool fights your hand instead of moving with it. I designed the Lie-Nielsen Boggs Spokeshave with no adjusters protruding from the surface, so I can flip it, reorient it, and grab it any way the work demands — without anything digging into my palm. Last week's Substack essay, Worthless Paper, covers the history behind this tool — why I designed it the way I did, and how Lie-Nielsen manufactures it to that design. This short video shows that reasoning in the hand: why the back stays clean, why balance holds no matter how you hold it, and why a tool with nothing sticking out is a tool that's always ready. Read the full story: https://boggsbench.substack.com/p/worthless-paper #Spokeshave #ToolDesign #BrianBoggs #BoggsBench #LieNielsen #HandTools #FineWoodworking #Woodworking #Craftsmanship #Handmade #StudioFurniture #asheville Why doesn't the Boggs spokeshave have visible adjusters? Adjusters sticking into the hand break the clean surface needed to reorient the tool quickly during work. I wanted a spokeshave I could grab any way I needed, with nothing in the way. Why does balance matter this much in a hand tool? A tool that's balanced no matter how you hold it never fights you — it doesn't chatter, and you don't have to work to keep it under control.